![]() Two flats = B flat and E flat and the key is B flat major One flat means all occurrences of B are flat and the key is F major Seven sharps = F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp and B sharp and the key is C sharp major Six sharps = F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp and E sharp and the key is F sharp major Three sharps = F sharp, C sharp and G sharp and the key is A majorįour sharps = F sharp, C sharp, G sharp and D sharp and the key is E majorįive sharps = F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp and A sharp and the key is B major ![]() Two sharps = F sharp and C sharp and the key is D major One sharp means all occurrences of F are sharp and the key is G major At the beginning of a piece of music, to the right of the treble clef and the bass clef is where you will see sharps and flats. Since most people start to learn in major keys, we will use examples in major keys only. They are relatives because they share the same key signature. These similarities are known as relatives. Sharps and flats at the beginning of a piece can also indicate which key the piece is written in although there are other elements of the piece that also determine this because major and minor keys can share the same key signature, for example C major and A minor share the same key signature, that is, no sharps or flats, also G major and E minor share the same key signature of one sharp, (F Sharp). Sharps and flats can be written in various bars throughout the piece and these are known as accidentals and will last for the bars duration only. ![]() If you don.t see any sharps or flats at the beginning of the piece then this is normally referred to as open key or C major. This will tell you if sharps and flats will be played in the piece or if no sharps and flats will be played. A key signature will appear at the beginning of a piece of sheet music. ![]()
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